Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

Dr. Walter Shaffer, medical director for Oregon's medical assistance programs testified before the Senate Health and Human Services tha...

Arkansas foster children driver's license passes "Foster children would be able to obtain a driver's license more easily under ...

How the System Defines Permanency A recent round table of experts, convened by Casey Family Services and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, d...

The Youth Transitions Resource Center provides resources on how to develop and sustain supports and services for youth transitioning out of...

1. Sibling visitation: I have written about foster care and the pain of sibling separation and Hawaii's Project Visitation. Foster car...

The Campaign for Youth is an alliance of organizations working together to increase resources for disconnected youth . They are inviting e...

January is National Mentoring Month, and my top priority in 2008 is linking teenagers in foster care with mentors. Resiliency research cons...

It has been said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' With that in mind, my husband and I created a video to illustrate what ...

I have been working all day to create a board game about the experience of aging out of foster care for an upcoming presentation. Finally, I...

Taking me to the Winter Ball was my husband's birthday present to me this year!

ODJFS Director Helen Jones-Kelley with Doris Edelmann of Montgomery County Children Services

Voicing Independent Solutions in Our Neighborhoods youth advisory board During my childhood, I participated in the same activities as my fri...

2007 Thanksgiving dinner at the Capitol Photo by Gediyon Kifle As co-founder of the Ohio chapter of Foster Care Alumni of America , I've...

Caption: This is NOT a foster child! In Omaha, Nebraska, a nineteen-year-old boy walked into a mall with a semi-automatic assault rifle, and...

This Wiki provides information about state law and practice regarding the transition of young people from foster care to adulthood.

The National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning has compiled several resources to assist child welfare pr...

The National CASA Association knows that, in dependency courts, a child's health and safety should be the primary concern. A recent aud...

Every year, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute offers summer internship opportunities for talented college students who have...

I was sent home sick from work today… Flushed and feverish, I found comfort in my husband’s arms. He wrapped me up in the warmth of his cud...